Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Mar. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions Mr. Rosenbaum In June 2009, in contemplation of the transition associated with the hiring of Bill Livek as Chief Executive Officer, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Paul Rosenbaum, which provided for his continued service in a non-executive capacity as Chairman of the Board. In light of the successful completion of the transition, during March 2010, the Board of Directors approved revised compensation arrangements for Mr. Rosenbaum effective March 31, 2010, pursuant to which he continued as Chairman of the Board in a non-employee capacity through August, 2011. Mr. Rosenbaum's cash compensation for continuing as Chairman of the Board was established at the annual rate of $50,000. Mr. Rosenbaum received a lump sum payment in the amount of $0.3 million in full satisfaction of the balance of salary that would have been due under his employment agreement during calendar 2010, all of which has been paid. We also entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Rosenbaum for a term expiring September 30, 2013, under which Mr. Rosenbaum will provide investor relations advice and such other services as we may request in exchange for a monthly retainer of $833 through September 30, 2011 and $333 for the remainder of the term, plus continuation of medical, dental and long-term care benefits. In the event that Mr. Rosenbaum secures a contract or other arrangement under which Rentrak is expected to receive revenue of $1.0 million or more in a 12-month period, Rentrak will negotiate with Mr. Rosenbaum in good faith with regard to bonus compensation. Mr. Rosenbaum’s employee stock options and cash-settled stock appreciation rights will not terminate as a result of the revised compensation arrangements. Mr. Rosenbaum received a total of $7,000 and $0.5 million related to these arrangements in Fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions, including the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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